Top 5 Ways To Move More Freight in 2016

Freight brokers, 3PLs, freight forwarders and shippers are always looking for new ways to move more freight. Here are 5 ways to post loads and move more freight in 2016.

5 Ways to Move More Truck Freight

1/ Skip bulk posting services

Save your money and automate directly with load boards to get better results by avoiding calls on your covered loads. Bulk posting services are usually used as a last resort to move freight and will typically generate low-income runs as the loads weren’t covered by their regular carriers. Automate your load posting with the larger load boards and get top dollar for every load your move. Automation is usually free with the larger load boards like 123Loadboard.

2/ Increase your load posting exposure

Showcase your available loads by advertising your load availability in real-time on your company website. Some load boards and bulk posting services offer this tool at monthly cost. 123Loadboard does not charge for this tool and has helped over 1,870 brokers in 2015. With 123Loadboard.com you get:

Increased load exposure.

No coding or ongoing maintenance required.

Load postings are refreshed in real-time.

3/ Offer your carriers alternatives

In a perfect world, owner-operators would only haul loads from you and no one else. But as you know, carriers need to continuously move loads to earn a living. So on days that you don’t have any loads for them to haul, it would be nice to offer them options. One of these options is to have them download free load board apps. This way they can find loads for free and best part, they’ll thank you for it. 123Loadboard.com’s free mobile apps for Android and iOS devices help professional truck drivers find loads to haul throughout the US and Canada.

They help with invoicing, payroll, and manage all aspects of your transportation process. Prices range depending on company and features included. See an entire list here.

5/ Increase your cash flow by offering quick pay

With carriers to pay and a constant stream of expenses, it’s critical for freight brokers to have a healthy cash flow. Thunder Funding offers a great Carrier Payment service that gives brokers the funds they need to:

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123Loadboard provides a freight matching web and mobile app marketplace for carriers, owner­-operators, brokers and shippers to engage with trucking tools to help professional truck drivers find loads and increase their loaded miles. 123Loadboard is a trusted source for freight matching, credit, compliance issues, mileage and routing and is one of the few load board services where posting loads is still free.